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Microsoft Lumia 640 unveiled: colorful and affordable

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By Victor Hristov

Updated: Mar 02, 2015, 2:30 AM

Microsoft Lumia 640 unveiled: colorful and affordable

Microsoft brought its brand new Lumia 640 affordable handset at Mobile World Congress, continuing its tradition of releasing affordable Lumia phones for those on a budget.

The Microsoft Lumia 640 features a 5-inch HD display, comes in a range of vivid colors, and runs on Windows Phone 8.1 (it's set to get upgraded to Windows 10 in the not too distant future). The phone also features 1 year of Office 365 included.

The Lumia 640 has all the options you'd expect from an affordable phone: more specifically, it arrives in a single- and dual-SIM versions with both a 3G model and 4G LTE version of the handset, including a dual-SIM LTE device.

Specs in a nutshell:

Platform: Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim (upgradeable to Windows 10)

Display: 5" 720 x 1280-pixel ClearBlack IPS LCD with Gorilla Glass 3

Camera: 8MP rear cam with 1/4" sensor and f/2.2 lens, 0.9MP front-cam

Dimensions: 141.3 x 72.2 x 8.8mm

Weight: 145g

System chip: Snapdragon 400 quad-core 1.2GHz

RAM: 1GB

Battery: 2,500mAh

The handset comes in a range of colors including cyan, orange, black and white. It's also got an 8-megapixel camera with dynamic flash and auto HDR, as well as a front-facing camera with wide-angle lens. It is pre-loaded with the latest Lumia camera app update.

Finally, the Lumia 640 release date is set for April and it will arrive to multiple new markets. The price for the Lumia 640 is set at the following:

$155 (139 euro) for 3G
$177 (159 euro) for 4G LTE version

source: Microsoft

$180

$360

$180 off (50%)

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Victor, a seasoned mobile technology expert, has spent over a decade at PhoneArena, exploring the depths of mobile photography and reviewing hundreds of smartphones across Android and iOS ecosystems. His passion for technology, coupled with his extensive knowledge of smartphone cameras and battery life, has positioned him as a leading voice in the mobile tech industry.

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